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R E S I E K R a d 0 M O m FAUGET NOZZLE.

No. 551,731. Patented Dec. 17, 1895.

Inventor- Attorney.

AN DREW B GRAHAM. PNUTOUXHQVIASHINGYON. D C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

FLORENZ KEISER, OF POTTSTOVVN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOREUBEN RIEGNER, OF SAME PLACE.

FAUCET-NOZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 551,731, dated December17, 1895. Application filed August 12, 1895. Serial No. 559,075. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that l, FLORENZ KEIsER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pottstown, county of Montgomery, State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain Improve ments in Faucet-Nozzles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to measuring apparatus for liquids;and it consists mainly in improved means for automatically recording theamount of liquid withdrawn through a faucet-nozzle, and also in improvedmeans for disposing of the drippings.

The invention is fully described in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, and is specifically pointed out in the claims.

F' gure 1 is a front elevation of a faucet-nozzle having my improvementsapplied thereto, the drip -eup lever being represented as thrown backagainst the stop and its normal position being also indicated in dottedlines. Fig' 2 is a side elevation of the same.

A represents a cylindrical nozzle which is attachable at a to a suitablefaucet or cock and the outlet of which is at a considerably out of linewith the inlet portion a. The outlet a is preferably screw-threaded, asshown, so as to permit of the ready attachment thereto of an additionalconnection, if desired.

B represents a casing secured to the face of the nozzle and inclosing aseries of registering-wheels, such as are ordinarily used on gas-meters,&c., with index-dials O, G, and 0 arranged in the present instance toregister from one gallon to five thousand gallons. Motion is given tothe first arbor c by means of a rearwardly-projecting pin 0 through anordinary pawland-ratchet mechanism, (not shown in the drawings,) thispin being engaged by a lever H, the method of operating which will behereinafter described.

The nozzle A is provided with a fixed cansupporting hook or arm D,located above the outlet o,and also with. jaws F below said hook, and Eabove the same. Rotatably mounted in the jaws F is a transverse shaft G,to which is fixed, between the jaws, a drip-cup lover I, carrying adrip-cup J' at its lower end, and having its upper end arranged to swingover the hook D.

The lever H, already referred to, is loosely pivoted near the outer endof the shaft G and is provided on one face with a projecting pin 71,adapted to be engaged by an arm or finger G, fixed to the oscillatingshaft G, and a spring g serves to normally hold the drip-cup in thedotted position under the nozzle, with the upper end of the lever Ithrown outward beyond the hook.

A can of known capacity must be used in connection with my improveddevice, and each time it is placed in proper position for filling causesthe amount of its capacity, say five gallons, to be added to theprevious amount registered. This is effected as follows: The handle N ofthe can is pressed against the upper end of the lever I and moved overto position above the hook from which it is be to suspended. Thismovement of the lever l withdraws the drip-cu p from its normal positionunder the nozzle, as shown, and if it be moved to the full extentnecessary to properly seat the handle N 011 the hook D causes the fixedarm or finger G to engage the pin it and depress the outer end of thelever H suificiently to move the pin 0 and thus operate the registeringmechanism. The faucet above is then opened to fill the can and as soonas the latter is removed the drip-cup is restored by the spring to itsnormal position so as to catch the drippings, which are thus preventedfrom dropping to the ground and are later emptied into the can when itis again placed into position for filling.

I11 order to prevent the operation of the registering mechanism bymeddlesome parties or by accident, I pivot a stop K to the jaws E abovethe supporting-hook so that it will naturally fall into the positionshown in the drawings where it prevents the full movement of the leverI, without which the registering mechanism is not operated nor the canproperly supported upon the hook. YVhen raised out of the way of thelever, however, the weight of the can will insure the full movement ofthe lever.

It is obvious that my mechanism. may be considerably modified in mattersof detail, and I do not therefore desire to limit myself to theparticular construction shown.

what I claim is- 1. The combination with a faucet nozzle of aregistering mechanism, a can supporting hook and a pivoted drip cuphaving a lever arranged to swing over said hook and arranged to operatesaid register substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a faucet nozzle of a registering mechanism, adrip cup mechanism arranged to automatically operate the register, and amovable stop to prevent registration substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a faucet nozzle of a registering mechanism, acan-supporting hook, and a pivoted drip-cup provided with an operatinglever arranged to swing over said hook, said lever carrying a fingerarranged to engage and operate the register mechanism, substantially asset forth.

FLORENZ KEISER. lVitnesses WV. G. STEWART, ADAM L. OTTERBEIN.

